Tuesday, October 21, 2008

Incumbent Rogers Going Negative

Mike Rogers, an incumbent congressman with a huge war-chest, is going negative against an under-financed Democrat.

Is he worried?

Democrat Bob Alexander's campaign is receiving reports that voters in Michigan's 8th congressional district are receiving calls in what appears to be a negative push poll.

The calls are from an organization that identifies itself as either "Wilkerson Associates" or "Vanguard" which claims to be conducting a poll. One of those voters receiving such a call made a return call to the number, which turned out to be one of the GOP's "Victory Centers."

The calls generally start out asking who the person plans to vote for, and then asks a "question" containing false allegations about Bob Alexander.

Anyone receiving such a call is asked to make a note of the content, ask who the caller is working for, and then contact Bob Alexander for Congress by calling 517-367-7400 or emailing info@alexanderforcongress.com.

After all his years in Congres, is this all Mike Rogers has to talk about -- lies about his opponent? Shouldn't he be bragging about his accomplishments for the people of the 8th District?

The silence speaks volumes.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey, Judy:

I see that even the left-leaning Detroit Free Press and Ann Arbor News are endorsing Rogers.

Yep, your boy Alexander is really catching fire there.

Anonymous said...

Care to point out where the Free Press is endorsing Mike Rogers?

If you're referring to today's issue, all it states is that he's an incumbent likely to be reelected.